If all goes well, the lunar lander that the rocket is carrying will attempt a Moon landing in February.
By Derek CaiJapan on Thursday successfully launched a rocket with a lunar lander at its fourth try this year, after previous attempts were foiled by bad weather.
Japan has twice failed to reach the lunar surface in the past year, amid setbacks for its space programme. The Japanese spacecraft is projected to land within 100m of a location near the Shioli crater, on the near side of the Moon. The $100m mission is meant to demonstrate Tokyo's ability to land a lightweight, low-cost spacecraft on the Moon.
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